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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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