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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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