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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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