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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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