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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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