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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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