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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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