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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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