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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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