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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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