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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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