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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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