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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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