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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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