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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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