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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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