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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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