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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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