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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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