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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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