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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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