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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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