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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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