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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

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