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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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