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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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