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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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