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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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