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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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