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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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