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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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