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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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