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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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