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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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