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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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