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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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