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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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