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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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