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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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