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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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