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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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