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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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