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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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