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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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