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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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