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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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