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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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