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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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