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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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