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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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