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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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