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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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