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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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