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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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