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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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