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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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