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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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