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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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