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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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