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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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