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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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