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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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