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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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