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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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