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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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