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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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