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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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