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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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