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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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