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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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