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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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