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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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