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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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