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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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