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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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