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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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