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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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