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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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