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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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