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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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