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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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