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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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