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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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