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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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