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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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