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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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