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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

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