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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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