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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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