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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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