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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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