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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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