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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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