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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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