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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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