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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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