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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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