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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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