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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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