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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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