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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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