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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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