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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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