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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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