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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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