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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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