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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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