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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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