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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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