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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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