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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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