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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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