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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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