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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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