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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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