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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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