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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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