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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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