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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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