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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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