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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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