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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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