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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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