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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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