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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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