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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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