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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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