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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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