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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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