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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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