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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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