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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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