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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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