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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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