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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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