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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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