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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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