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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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