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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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