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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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