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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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