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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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