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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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