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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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