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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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