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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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