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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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