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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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