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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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