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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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