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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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