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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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