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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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