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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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