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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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