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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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