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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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