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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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