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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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