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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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