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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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