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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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