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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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