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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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