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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

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