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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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