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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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