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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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