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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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