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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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