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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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