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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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