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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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