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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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