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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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