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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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