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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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