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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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