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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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