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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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