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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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