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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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