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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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