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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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