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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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