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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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