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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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