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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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