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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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