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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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