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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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