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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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