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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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