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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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