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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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