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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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