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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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