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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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