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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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