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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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