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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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