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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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