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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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