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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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