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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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