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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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