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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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