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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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