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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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