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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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