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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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