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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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