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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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