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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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