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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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