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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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