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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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