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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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