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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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