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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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