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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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