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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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