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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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