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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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