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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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