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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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