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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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