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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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