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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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