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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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