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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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