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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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