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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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