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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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