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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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