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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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