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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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