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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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