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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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