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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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