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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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