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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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