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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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