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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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