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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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