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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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