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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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