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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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