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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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