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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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