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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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