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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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