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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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