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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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