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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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