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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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