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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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