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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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