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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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