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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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