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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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