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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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