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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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