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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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