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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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