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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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