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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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