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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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