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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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