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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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