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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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