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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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