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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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