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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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