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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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