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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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