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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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