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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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