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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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