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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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