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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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