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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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