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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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