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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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