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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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