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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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