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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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