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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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