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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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