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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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