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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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