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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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