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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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