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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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