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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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