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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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