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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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