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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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