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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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