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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

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