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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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