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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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