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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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