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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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