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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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