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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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