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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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