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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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