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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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