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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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