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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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