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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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