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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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