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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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