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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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