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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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