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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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