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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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