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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

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