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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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