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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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