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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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