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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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