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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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