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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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