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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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