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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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