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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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