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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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