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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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