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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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