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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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