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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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