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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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