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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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