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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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