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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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