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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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