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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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