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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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