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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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