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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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