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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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