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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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