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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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