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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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