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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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