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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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