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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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