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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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