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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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