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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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