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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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