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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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