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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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