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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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