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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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