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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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