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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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