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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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