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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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MOOCS And Open Educational Resources