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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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