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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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