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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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