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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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