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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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