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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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