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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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