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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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