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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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