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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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