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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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