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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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