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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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