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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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