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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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