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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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