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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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