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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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