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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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