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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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