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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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