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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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