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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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