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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

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