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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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