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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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