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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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