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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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