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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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