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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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