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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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