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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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