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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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