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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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