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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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