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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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