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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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