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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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