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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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