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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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