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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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