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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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