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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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