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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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