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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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