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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

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