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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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