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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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