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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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