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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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