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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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