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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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