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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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