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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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