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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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