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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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