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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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