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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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