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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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