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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). Recent gains in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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