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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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