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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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