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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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