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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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