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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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