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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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