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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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