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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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