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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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