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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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