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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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