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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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