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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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