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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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