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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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