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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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