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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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