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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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