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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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