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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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