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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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