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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 (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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