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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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