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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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