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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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