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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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