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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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