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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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