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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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