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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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