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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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