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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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