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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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