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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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