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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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