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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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