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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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