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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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