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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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