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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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