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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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