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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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