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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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