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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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