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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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