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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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