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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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