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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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