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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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