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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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