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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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