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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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