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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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