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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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