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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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