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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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