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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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