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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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