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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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