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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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