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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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