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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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