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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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