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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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