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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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