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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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