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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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