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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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