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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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