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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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