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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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