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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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