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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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