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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. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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