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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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