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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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