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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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