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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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