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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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