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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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