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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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