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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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