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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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