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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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