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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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