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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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