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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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