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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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