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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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