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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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