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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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